Digital Preservation Practices and Strategies at Colorado State University Libraries
Presented by Beth Oehlerts Metadata Management Librarian, Colorado State University Libraries Shu Liu Digital Services Librarian, Colorado State University Libraries
Everyone’s on Board Get Everyone On Board!
Why Collaborate?
Preservation Planning Meetings
Digital Content Selected archival collections University publications Faculty publications Theses and dissertations Student research projects Born digital and Digitized materials
File Formats Archival master files Preservation support
Preservation Support Persistent identifier Preservation metadata Secure storage & backup Periodic refreshment Fixity checks Storage in trusted preservable format Strategic monitoring of formats Migration to succeeding formats
Levels of Preservation Support for Content Contributors Greatest Limited Minimal
Digital Content Management CONTENTdm (legacy) DigiTool (IR) Staging and Archival Server Storage virtualization (discussion)
Preservation Metadata PREMIS Data Model Administrative Technical Structural Descriptive
Workflows
Archiving Documentation
“Lunch”
Spreadsheet showing some descriptive metadata fields
Spreadsheet showing some technical metadata fields
I.R. metadata and thumbnail for the image “Lunch”
Lessons Learned Determine what to preserve and why Commit to preservation Communicate with and build trust among all stakeholders Authenticate and review all content Implement established processes Automate whenever possible Remain flexible
Selected Resources on Preservation Planning Digital Curation Center – Trustworthy Repositorieshttp:// for Research Librarieshttp:// CRL - Certification and Assessment Trustworthy Repositories Audit and Certification checklist (TRAC) CRL - Ten Principles (Characteristics) of Digital Preservation Repositories
Selected Resources on Digital Preservation National Library of Australia’s Digital Preservation Policy 3 rd Edition (2008) Preserving Our Digital Heritage: the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program 2010 Report. A Collaborative Initiative of The Library of Congress ort_Post.pdf Cornell Digital Preservation Policy Framework ICPSR Digital Preservation Policy Framework framework.jsp framework.jsp
Thank You Beth Oehlerts Shu Liu